340 on the Park

340 on the Park
View from Millennium Park July 29, 2007
General information
Type	Residential
Location	340 East Randolph St Chicago, Illinois
Construction started	2005
Completed	2007
Height
Roof	205 m (673 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	62^[1]
Design and construction
Architect	Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates
Developer	Magellan Development Group & LR Development Company^[2]
Structural engineer	Magnusson Klemencic Associates

340 on the Park is a residential tower in the Lakeshore East development of the neighborhood of New Eastside/ East Loop Chicago and was completed in 2007. The building briefly surpassed 55 East Erie as the tallest all-residential building in Chicago. It is currently the second tallest all-residential building in Chicago (One Museum Park being the current tallest) at 672 feet (205 meters) with 62 floors.

The architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the tower and it was built by Magellan Development. The structural engineering firm Magnusson Klemencic Associates designed the building using Post-Tensioning in order increase the floor-to-ceiling heights. James McHugh Construction Co installed post tensioning tendons supplied by Amsysco Inc.

The tower is located in the Lakeshore East complex which, when completed, will house thousands of residents. 340 on the Park is set flush next to Randolph Street, allowing unobstructed views of Millennium Park, Grant Park, The Park at Lakeshore East and Lake Michigan. The tower's design also allows for nearby buildings to maintain some views of the park.

340 on the Park has also become the first residential tower in the Midwestern United States to achieve Silver LEED certification for its "green" design , including a large winter garden for residents. Additional benefits include a connection to the Chicago pedway system, low-flow water fixtures for both residential and public spaces, and energy-efficient fixtures such as lights and mechanical equipment.

The north side of the building is contoured so that views from The Buckingham next to the building are not interfered with.

Site of 340 on the Park from BP Pedestrian Bridge (2004-11-09)

Education

The southwest view from 340 on the Park includes Millennium Park, Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Michigan Boulevard District and Chicago Loop.

Residents of 340 on the Park will be zoned to schools in the Chicago Public Schools.

Position in Chicago's skyline

The skyline of a city with many large skyscrapers; in the foreground are a green park and a lake with many sailboats moored on it. Over 30 of the skyscrapers and some park features are labeled.

References

Emporis listing
"340 on the Park Condo's Structural Design Could Help Cement Buyers", Midwest Construction.

External links

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Coordinates: 41°53′5.43″N 87°37′8″W / 41.8848417°N 87.61889°W / 41.8848417; -87.61889

Chicago Skyscrapers

Tallest towers	Aon Center Franklin Center John Hancock Center Trump International Hotel and Tower Two Prudential Plaza Willis Tower

Selected towers with 20 or more floors	35 East Wacker 55 East Erie Street 77 West Wacker Drive 111 South Wacker Drive 155 North Wacker 181 West Madison Street 311 South Wacker Drive 330 North Wabash 333 North Michigan 333 Wacker Drive 340 on the Park 401 East Ontario 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments 900 North Michigan 1700 East 56th Street ABN AMRO Plaza Allerton Hotel Aqua Bilandic Building Blackstone Hotel Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower Boeing International Headquarters Carbide & Carbon Building The Chandler Chase Tower Chicago Board of Trade Building Chicago Place Chicago Temple Building Chicago Title and Trust Center Citigroup Center City Hall Square Building Civic Opera House Coast at Lakeshore East CNA Center Crain Communications Building Dirksen Federal Building Field Building Fisher Building FOUR40 Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Harbor Point Hilton Chicago Home Insurance Building Hyatt Center James R. Thompson Center Joffrey Tower Kluczynski Federal Building Lake Point Tower The Lancaster LaSalle-Wacker Building Legacy Tower Leo Burnett Building London Guarantee Building Marina City Masonic Temple Mather Tower Metropolitan Tower Montauk Building NBC Tower Olympia Centre One Magnificent Mile One Museum Park One North LaSalle One North Wacker One Prudential Plaza Outer Drive East Palmer House Hotel Palmolive Building Park Tower The Parkshore Peoples Gas Building Pittsfield Building Plaza 440 Powhatan Apartments The Regatta Regents Park Richard J. Daley Center River East Center Roanoke Building and Tower The Shoreham Skybridge The Buckingham The Fordham The Heritage at Millennium Park The Grant The Pinnacle Three First National Plaza The Tides Time-Life Building Tribune Tower Virgin Hotels Chicago Waldorf Astoria Chicago Water Tower Place Wrigley Building

Chicago Landmark skyscrapers with 12 or more floors	Auditorium Building Brooks Building Bryn Mawr Apartment Hotel Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building Chicago Building Gage Group Buildings Heyworth Building Hilliard Towers Apartments Inland Steel Building Manhattan Building Marquette Building Marshall Field and Company Building Monadnock Building Mundelein College Skyscraper Building New York Life Insurance Building Old Colony Building Reliance Building Rookery Building

See also	Architecture Art Deco Chicago City Hall Chicago School Tallest buildings Washington Block

Lakeshore East

20th Century Buildings	400 East Randolph Street Condominiums Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower The Buckingham Harbor Point The Parkshore Swissôtel Chicago Three Illinois Center North Harbor Tower

21st Century Masterplan	340 on the Park 375 East Wacker Drive Aqua Benton Place Parkhomes The Chandler Coast at Lakeshore East Lakeshore East Building 1-K Lakeshore East Building 2-O Lakeshore East Building 3-I Lakeshore East Building 3-J Lakeshore East Building 3-L The Lancaster The Park at Lakeshore East The Regatta The Shoreham The Tides Village Market Center

Surroundings environs	Chicago Pedway Chicago River Columbus Drive Grant Park Illinois Center Lake Shore Drive Lake Michigan Millennium Park New Eastside Randolph Street Wacker Drive

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340 on the Park

Education

See also

Position in Chicago's skyline

References

External links